kjohnell wrote:Lol yup that's me!! Two little beans - can you believe it!!? I still can't. I'm gonna have 8 little limbs poking me in a few months haha! Well there's definitely a higher probability of multiples with the fertility drugs! Risk I was willing to take I guess but we are over the moon!!

Welcome Brooke! You've found a great group of women here!

I miss you Becca if you're lurking at all - hope you're doing alright. Sending thoughts and prayers.

That is amazing and terrifying hahaSo so happy for you I really hope you don't get double morning sickness and everything is just wonderful keep us in the loop too! Hello EOE

Hey ladies, quick update... AF arrived finally after 53 days. Other than some terrible mood swings, didn't have any symptoms what so ever so pretty happy about that. Hopefully this cycle is MUCH shorter though. Don't think I can deal with the 53 days month in month out but hey... just gotta be happy with what I've got. Sorry about posting so irregularly. I do try and keep up with the thread but work has been killing me lately. Last fortnight I worked over 100 hours!! BBT turned up today though so keen to get started and hopefully get cross hairs.

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Court2017 wrote:Hey ladies, quick update... AF arrived finally after 53 days. Other than some terrible mood swings, didn't have any symptoms what so ever so pretty happy about that. Hopefully this cycle is MUCH shorter though. Don't think I can deal with the 53 days month in month out but hey... just gotta be happy with what I've got. Sorry about posting so irregularly. I do try and keep up with the thread but work has been killing me lately. Last fortnight I worked over 100 hours!! BBT turned up today though so keen to get started and hopefully get cross hairs.

Omg! Yay and 100 hours is crazy. I would be going mad by now. What do you do if you don't mind me asking?

Hi all, been a while since I commented I'm back from holiday had a fantastic time. Been full of cold / cough and been sick the last few days but putting it down to travelling / plane etc. Anyway AF due yesterday no sign been having a few signs it's on its way but nothing so far. Thought I would do a test this morning and I got this result. Not sure if I'm looking in to it too much but I'm sure I can see a very very faint cross. ?? What do u think? Thanks gina xx

Maggie - thanks for the tip about Mucinex I never get any EWCM only watery cm so it's good to know that could help! Thanks I appreciate all baby dust right now, my birthdays in July (29th) so I like to think the best people are born that month lol.

Brooke - I totally understand you been upset, I cant count the number of times this year so far that a friend or family member has announced they are pregnant and I've not had a cry about it afterwards and felt "why isn't it happening for me". It's hard and unfortunately part of the TTC journey but you've got to remember you don't know what they've been through to get to that point they could have struggled too. Those that say "oh we weren't even trying" annoy me the most but I guess it shows that not stressing about it does actually work?

Simone - Thanks I'm so happy I managed to get a much earlier appointment too!Sorry your feeling like AF is on her way, has she shown yet or have you tested?

Taylor - fingers crossed for you that the dip in temperature is for implantation, has it risen again today? When are you going to test?

Kat - that's amazing news that your having twins, how exciting but scary at the same time lol!

Kat - thanks for the tips about the liquid version working well for you rather than the tablets I think I might buy some for the next cycle if were not successful this month as I don't get a lot of fertile CM and when I do it's just watery so I think that might be an issue? I was thinking of buying Preseed for next month to try, has anyone used it and got any feedback for it?

Court - that's great that AF has finally arrived after a long cycle for you, I've had a couple of those from November - Feb time and it's so frustrating so I feel your pain!Wow 100 hours that's crazy no wonder you haven't had time to update us, I hope things have calmed down a bit now and you can relax a bit more?

Gina - I'm glad you had a nice holiday sorry about getting a cold I nearly always pick one up after been on a plane!I can see something on the test but blue dyes are the worst at doing that, I had one last July that looked very positive and AF turned up 2 days later so I don't want to get your hopes up! Can you go out and buy a pink dye test as those are much more reliable?FX for you!

EOE - I hope your all doing well?

AFM - well I'm on CD18 today and it looks like I've finally ovulated yesterday as I had a massive jump in temperature this morning, I was feeling bloated and felt twinges on one side as well yesterday afternoon so I guess it'll be a bit longer of a cycle this month?I've attached the chart so far and will need to wait a couple more days for FF to give me cross hairs and confirm things but I've got slightly tender boobs this morning and that's usually my sign that its happened so I reckon I'm in the TWW once again!

Like I said yesterday I've been able to get a much earlier appointment with the fertility specialist at a different hospital so only have 3 weeks to wait and then hopefully we can start to put a plan together of what we are going to do to help me get pregnant!

Otherwise not much else to mention, still going to Slimming World and trying to get as close to my target weight as I can by my 30th birthday and we're still doing the running 3 time a week!

I have a nice day off tomorrow whilst our office gets moved to another building closer to the City Centre which will make my commute to work much easier and cheaper! So I shall be catching up on chores and things and then exploring our new office surroundings on Friday!

DH has started his role as Manger this week and is getting to know his staff, the store opens next Thursday so he is busy stocking it and preparing for the grand opening!

Clear Blue definitely isn't as sensitive as First Response. I had the Nuvaring and stopped taking it in late November, my cycle didn't really even out until the fourth month. My OBGYN at the time said it would take at least 3 months for it to get back to how it was pre-bc. My cycles were as follows: 28 day, 37 day, 35 day, 33 day, 33 day, BFP cycle (I ovulated early on day 16). And yes, the month doesn't necessarily matter as much, it's how your cycles line up (which is frustrating for longer cylces).

I would not worry about it. Have you kept track of when you have been ovulating on each cycle?

Gina - all bc's react differently when leaving the body. But generally it takes 3 months unless it's the depo shot. I've heard that can take up to a year. But you should invest in some pink dye tests for the future. I haven't been on bc for about 6 years so there may be some new stuff out there that I haven't heard of. Hopefully your cycles start to even out now so they can be more predictable.

Wow Gina - that was the most evil I have ever seen! And of course, there is no accountability on behalf of clearblue. They still go on selling! If you do switch to FRER for your future testing, making sure you get the old style ones, not the ones with the curvy handles. I would seriously start temping and charting, your cycles are long and it's good for you to know when you O and how your body reacts to things after ovulation too. I also think that things need to settle down after bc too hormone wise, give it a bit of time and then see.

Fiona - YAY for the O and the temp jump wishing you many more days of raised temps and a nice shiny bfp at the end of it so you won't need your fertility appointment! And congrats to your DH on the management position too. My DH used to manage a walmart. The stories I could tell you! Let's just say, "People of Walmart" is real ha!

Hey eoe -

AFM , AF is in da house. It's cool, I welcomed her. Gave her a nice pad to sleep on